Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Palace
Memory tip (Put it in its place): Steps: choose a place you know → fix stops in order → put pictures at stops → walk the route to recall. Always walk the stops in the same order — that is what keeps your list in order. More items than stops? Add stops. A new list? Put new pictures on the same stops.
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- 1.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a flute by the swing, a lemon by the park gate, a watch by the slide, a pencil by the fruit cart, an urn by the bench. Where did you place the flute? (a) bench (b) fruit cart (c) slide (d) swing
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a frog by the shoe rack, a jug by the TV, a parrot by the door, a van by the gate, a lemon by the sofa. Where did you place the jug? (a) sofa (b) door (c) shoe rack (d) TV
- 6.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a drum by the notice board, an umbrella by the blackboard, a radio by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the stairs, a net by the classroom door. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) umbrella (b) net (c) radio (d) drum
- 9.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ball by the playground, a violin by the classroom door, a wallet by the library, a fan by the teacher’s desk, an anchor by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) violin (b) fan (c) anchor (d) wallet
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an owl by the door, an anchor by the sofa, a lamp by the shoe rack, a tomato by the TV, a ball by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ball (b) anchor (c) lamp (d) owl
- 12.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 13.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
- 14.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a rope by the stairs, a tent by the teacher’s desk, a tiger by the classroom door, a frog by the blackboard, a glass by the notice board. Where did you place the glass? (a) blackboard (b) stairs (c) classroom door (d) notice board
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a sock by the banyan tree, an inkpot by the swing, an umbrella by the slide, a whistle by the fruit cart, a glass by the park gate. Where did you place the whistle? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) swing (d) slide
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a lemon by the dining table, a fan by the bed, an owl by the TV, a needle by the kitchen, a whistle by the sofa. Where did you place the whistle? (a) bed (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) kitchen
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jeep by the sofa, a net by the shoe rack, a violin by the TV, a watch by the dining table, a whistle by the kitchen. Where did you place the whistle? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) kitchen (d) dining table
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the stairs, an umpire by the library, a radio by the classroom door, a violin by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) umpire (b) radio (c) violin (d) pencil
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umbrella by the TV, a fan by the shoe rack, a needle by the gate, a lamp by the door, a banana by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) lamp (b) needle (c) fan (d) umbrella
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a drum by the TV, a goat by the dining table, a violin by the kitchen, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a parrot by the sofa. Where did you place the violin? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) kitchen
- 24.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a shoe by the slide, a guava by the banyan tree, a rose by the park gate, a goat by the swing, a spoon by the fruit cart. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) guava (b) goat (c) rose (d) shoe
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the school gate, a fan by the stairs, an owl by the classroom door, a rose by the notice board. Where did you place the parrot? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) school gate (d) teacher’s desk
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a duck by the dining table, an igloo by the TV, an urn by the kitchen, a mirror by the sofa, an onion by the bed. What did you place by the sofa? (a) igloo (b) mirror (c) duck (d) urn
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a doll by the door, a key by the shoe rack, a shoe by the sofa, a mirror by the TV, a whistle by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) whistle (b) doll (c) shoe (d) key
- 29.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an apple by the post box, a mango by the park gate, a ball by the swing, a candle by the fruit cart, a parrot by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) candle (b) apple (c) ball (d) parrot
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a kite by the sofa, a pillow by the door, an ant by the TV, a fan by the gate, a goat by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) fan (b) ant (c) kite (d) goat
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an anchor by the shoe rack, an onion by the door, a ladder by the sofa, a parrot by the TV, a candle by the gate. Where did you place the parrot? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) door (d) shoe rack
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an apple by the blackboard, a bucket by the stairs, a wallet by the notice board, an igloo by the teacher’s desk, a goat by the classroom door. What did you place by the notice board? (a) goat (b) wallet (c) bucket (d) igloo
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tent by the stairs, a whistle by the classroom door, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the library, a banana by the blackboard. Where did you place the tent? (a) classroom door (b) library (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a goat by the classroom door, a doll by the blackboard, a drum by the library, an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the stairs. Where did you place the goat? (a) library (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) classroom door
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an anchor by the post box, a drum by the park gate, a tiger by the fruit cart, a spoon by the swing, a nest by the banyan tree. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) anchor (b) nest (c) tiger (d) drum
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a kite by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the blackboard, an owl by the classroom door, a pencil by the playground, a drum by the library. Where did you place the apple? (a) playground (b) classroom door (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
Answer key
- step 3
- step 4
- put pictures at stops
- swing
- TV
- the method of loci
- fix stops in order
- umbrella
- add more stops
- fan
- ball
- to keep the order
- yes, with new pictures
- one you know very well
- step 1
- notice board
- step 2
- fruit cart
- sofa
- kitchen
- pencil
- umbrella
- kitchen
- choose a place you know
- guava
- teacher’s desk
- mirror
- shoe
- fix stops in order
- parrot
- kite
- TV
- wallet
- stairs
- classroom door
- choose a place you know
- nest
- put pictures at stops
- choose a place you know
- blackboard
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